Research Overview

The focus of our applied research is on the design of semi-synthetic protein-polymer hydrogels that can influence specific interactions with cellular systems. These hydrogels have undergone extensive validation and testing in pre-clinical and clinical settings. In parallel, some of the more basic scientific aspects of our research focus on using these hydrogels to understand the impact of matrix properties on the fate of stem cells and metastasizing cancer cells in 3D culture (i.e. mechanobiology).